State Heroes
1918
PFC Walter J. Keefe
Fargo, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 30, 1918 / Age: 18
1951
Private First Class Robert W. Keenan
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 27, 1951 / Age: 21
Died in service at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas
1918
Cpl. Oscar D. Keene
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 47th Infantry
Date of Loss: August 04, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Aug. 4, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1638 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
PFC Walter Keierleber
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 80th Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Staff Sgt. Archie Keim
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 06, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
1st Lt. Jordan E. Keister
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 428th Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: March 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1945
Corporal John R. Kellar
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 10, 1945 / Age: 39
Cpl. John R. Kellar, stationed at Marana, Arizona, died of a heart ailment.
1918
Pvt. Fred Kelle
Napoleon, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried in Grave No. 27, Row 37, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Edward Keller
Fremont, SDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 313th Ammunition Trains, 88th Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 3, 1918.
Buried, Grave 37, Row 8, Block B, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1969
Colonel Wendell Richard Keller
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 433rd Tactical Figher Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th Tactical Fighter Wing
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 01, 1969 / Age: 40
On March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that crashed while carrying out a nighttime strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby U.S. aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire.
1918
Pvt. Claude W. Keller
Glenburn, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: March 01, 1918 / Age: 28
Killed in action on March 1, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on June 21, 1921, and consigned to George Keller, Goble, Mich. (place of burial unknown).
1944
Aviation Cadet Donald B. Keller
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 06, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Berry, Arizona
1918
Wilt Edwin Keller
Hatton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 19th Company, Machine Gun Training Camp
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of influenze on Oct. 10, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1644 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1953
Private George E. Keller
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 31, 1953 / Age: 22
Died in service at Ft Leonard Wood, MO
1945
Private First Class Stanley H. Keller
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Marine Division
Date of Loss: February 19, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Iwo Jima